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| Italy: Illegal immigrants land off coast |
| 2008-08-19 |
| (AKI) - Sixty-six illegal immigrants were rescued off the southern coast of Italy on Monday. Here I am! I'm all yours! I've got something in my drawers! The would-be migrants were spotted 50 nautical miles southeast of the small Italian island of Lampedusa off the Sicilian coast. They called for aid using a satellite phone and were rescued by Italian coast guard authorities. Twenty-two women and a child were among the immigrants who are believed to have travelled from North Africa.They were all expected to be transferred to the island's temporary reception centre. More than 15,000 would-be migrants are believed to have landed in southern Italy in 320 landings since the beginning of January 2008. Italy has the European Union's longest coastline - 4,500 kilometres - making it difficult to police and thus a preferred destination for migrants. It recently approved a controversial new law targeting illegal immigrants with harsher penalties and swifter deportation procedures. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Making it IMPOSSIBLE to get a job or welfare would also make a dent in the numbers. That's how we'll beat them here if we ever get the balls to pass the law. I'm sure that in Italy they have the same mealy-mouthed immigrant advocates that have a million reasons why they NEED millions of illegals. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-19 09:12 |
| #1 targeting illegal immigrants with harsher penalties Targeting them with .50 cal would be more effective, if a bit inhumane. On the other hand, it might discourage others from attempting the hazardous passage and actually lead to a net saving of lives. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-08-19 08:43 |